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president assad has not been seen since his top aides were assassinated. today, his nation is concern number one at the united nations with a meeting set for later this morning. with more, here's tahman bradley. >> reporter: fighting raged into the night in syria's capital after the astonishing strike at the heart of dictator bashir assad's command center. armed rebels battling assad's forces claimed responsibility in what could mark a turning point in the nearly 18 months of fighting. >> this is a situation that is rapidly spinning out of control. >> reporter: the international community is grappling with what to do. the u.n. security council meets today and is expected vote on a new syria resolution, demanding assad withdraw troops and weapons from certain areas. russia has been standing in the way of the resolution, threatening a veto. planning is under way should the syrian regime fall. >> assad is losing control. violence is increasing rather than decreasing. and that all of our partners internationally, need to come together and support a transition.
president assad has not been seen since his top aides were assassinated. today, his nation is concern number one at the united nations with a meeting set for later this morning. with more, here's tahman bradley. >> reporter: fighting raged into the night in syria's capital after the astonishing strike at the heart of dictator bashir assad's command center. armed rebels battling assad's forces claimed responsibility in what could mark a turning point in the nearly 18 months of fighting....
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we all have to work together to increase the pressure on the assad regime. we have to do it through sanctions, through working together on a post assad political transition that is credible and that gets people in syria and outside syria off the fence. and we've got to work with this opposition to get it ready for the post assad era. >> but in the meantime obviously the key question is before the post assad era how many people are going to die there? >> that is obviously the tragedy of this situation. that's the point that we are making with all of our partners outside who have influence on assad and who are still continuing to support him and aid him that it is time to cut those ties because we've got to move on and we've got to help the syrian people have a peaceful, democratic, pluralistic future, which their leadership obviously is not providing them. >> meantime, washington finds itself so much at odds with moscow issues rain blging from syria, roirn, human rights. president putin hasn't shown any sign of backing down. what should we expect from this me
we all have to work together to increase the pressure on the assad regime. we have to do it through sanctions, through working together on a post assad political transition that is credible and that gets people in syria and outside syria off the fence. and we've got to work with this opposition to get it ready for the post assad era. >> but in the meantime obviously the key question is before the post assad era how many people are going to die there? >> that is obviously the tragedy...
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it is unclear if president assad was there. the government isn't saying. >> it is part of the conflict. assad has not been seen publicly since this interview with german television two weeks ago. the opposition says it planted the bomb with inside help. >> the army can reach anyone inside damascus. even bashar assad himself, he is not safe anymore. >> reporter: after 17 months of identifying, syrian rebels have carved out rural safe havens. brought the fight to damascus and now brought it to assad's inner circle. the defense secretary leon panetta called today's attack a real escalation. >> this is a situation that is rapidly spinning out of control. >> reporter: already in rebel provinces in syria, they're celebrating hoping today's bombing is a sign that assad's days in power are numbered, as u.s. officials renew their calls for the syrian president to immediately step down. in addition to disrupting the leadership, you could imagine the psychological impact of an attack like this. bashar al assad doesn't know who he can trus
it is unclear if president assad was there. the government isn't saying. >> it is part of the conflict. assad has not been seen publicly since this interview with german television two weeks ago. the opposition says it planted the bomb with inside help. >> the army can reach anyone inside damascus. even bashar assad himself, he is not safe anymore. >> reporter: after 17 months of identifying, syrian rebels have carved out rural safe havens. brought the fight to damascus and...
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they hope they can work together to overthrow president assad. they elected the president of the syrian national coalition for opposition and revolutionary forces. he was the imam of a historic mosque in damascus. authorities jailed him several times for criticizing assad. he fled into exile. members of more than 50 opposition groups negotiated for a week. the foreign minimum sters of qatar and turkey took part. they want to get more access to weapons and funding from abroad. >>> israeli military officials say they fired what they called a warning shot into syria. they say they responded after a stray shell landed in the israeli occupied golan heights. a defense official said a shell fired from syria landed near a military post, and the officials say they realize it was a mistake. still, they returned fire with an anti-tank missile. this is the first time israeli units have fired on syria since the 1973 middle east war. they've tried to stay out of the fighting there, but gunfire hit a military vehicle earlier in month. israeli officials say they
they hope they can work together to overthrow president assad. they elected the president of the syrian national coalition for opposition and revolutionary forces. he was the imam of a historic mosque in damascus. authorities jailed him several times for criticizing assad. he fled into exile. members of more than 50 opposition groups negotiated for a week. the foreign minimum sters of qatar and turkey took part. they want to get more access to weapons and funding from abroad. >>>...
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this is a school that has been taken over by the assad thugs explained this rebel. before launching a homemade rocket from nearby building. other videos from around the country show free syrian army fighters using the same crude weapon. however, turning citizens to seasonals with little or no training doesn't always work. they have many armor in the rebels stronghold. but the force appears to be waning as the rebels gape control. the latest blow to the regime came by way of the internet video. i have deflected claimed the former head of the syrian police. the army transformed to gangs and killing. committing massacre against the unarmed people two went out and demand liberty. the latest video showing eight children and a dozen more adults amountedly killed by the regime showing russia unyielding support of assad appears to be cracking ever so slightly to bring renewed talks of some deal to move assad out. the downward psychoto war is grave concern to israeli leaders who fear most the regime chemical weapons falling in the hands of hezbollah or jihadist. today, relia
this is a school that has been taken over by the assad thugs explained this rebel. before launching a homemade rocket from nearby building. other videos from around the country show free syrian army fighters using the same crude weapon. however, turning citizens to seasonals with little or no training doesn't always work. they have many armor in the rebels stronghold. but the force appears to be waning as the rebels gape control. the latest blow to the regime came by way of the internet video....
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. >> how long can assad hang on? seems like he's sort of entrenched here in power and without any real outside pressure, it could be a while, right? >> it could be. i mean, so much of this for once really hinges on russia, because russia is -- syria has two big allies right now, iran and russia. china to a certain extent, but it really is. russia sees syria as its last bastian of influence in the middle east. >> would this be russia, where putin wouldn't come to the u.s.? >> yes, president obama broached this idea, for instance, at the g-8 meeting, but with medvedev, not with putin, because putin is still angry with the united states for a whole lot of reasons that we won't go into right now. but medvedev said that the russians feel very much that they were hoodwinked and that medvedev has taken a lot of heat for it. he brought up when president obama suggested this whole yemen option, maybe if we try to get you guys to ease them out of power, and he said that may not be a bad idea, as long as it's not a forced migta
. >> how long can assad hang on? seems like he's sort of entrenched here in power and without any real outside pressure, it could be a while, right? >> it could be. i mean, so much of this for once really hinges on russia, because russia is -- syria has two big allies right now, iran and russia. china to a certain extent, but it really is. russia sees syria as its last bastian of influence in the middle east. >> would this be russia, where putin wouldn't come to the u.s.?...
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assad as bad as he is, as poor a neighbor he is or as what might replace him. i don't know the answer to that. it's hard for me to say that the world would not be a better place with assad gone because he and his father contributed to a lot of american deaths and terrorist acts around the world. but you know, who knows. i asked an expert on the region not long ago and he said he's going to be in there longer than we think and less than he thinks. >> i saw your hand up. >> sir, you mentioned earlier -- >> are you going to ask an easier question? >> i promise. >> no computers. >> but you said defense spending used to be 10% of our gdp. today it's a mere 4.4%. >> something like, 4.67. >> with the looming budget deficit of i think it's 15 point something trillion now, you know, eventually going to hit crisis mode if it's not dealt with in a few years. how tough a sell is going to be that we need to maintain defense spending or we ought to even increase it. >> they have already cut some $400 billion over the decade. they announced a second 500 billion so you're push
assad as bad as he is, as poor a neighbor he is or as what might replace him. i don't know the answer to that. it's hard for me to say that the world would not be a better place with assad gone because he and his father contributed to a lot of american deaths and terrorist acts around the world. but you know, who knows. i asked an expert on the region not long ago and he said he's going to be in there longer than we think and less than he thinks. >> i saw your hand up. >> sir, you...
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on those still supporting syria's president assad. secretary of state hillary clinton is strongly urging them to be on the right side of history. more now from nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: the secretary of state in paris today with a show of support for the syrian opposition and at a meeting of 100 nations hoping to end the killing a very public message for two who were not there. >> i ask you to reach out to russia and china and to not only urge but demand that they get off the sidelines and begin to support the legitimate aspirations of the syrian people. >> reporter: russia is syria's life line. china follows russia's lead. they have resisted international pressure to force syrian leader assad from power. >> they are holding up progress, blockading it, that is no longer tolerable. >> reporter: the u.s. wants tougher sanctions and is already providing intelligence and nonlethal aid to the opposition but does not want a military role. clinton pointed to today's news of the defection of a top s
on those still supporting syria's president assad. secretary of state hillary clinton is strongly urging them to be on the right side of history. more now from nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. >> reporter: the secretary of state in paris today with a show of support for the syrian opposition and at a meeting of 100 nations hoping to end the killing a very public message for two who were not there. >> i ask you to reach out to russia and china and to not only...
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they said such a government would include assad. they blocked a cause that would have called for the president to step down. >> translator: we are disappointed with the agreement reached at the geneva conference. >> chida said members of his group want to bring priority to bringing down assad. >>> secretary general anders fogh rasmussen says that they have no intention to step in. >> i think that the right way forward is to find a political solution. >> rasmussen called on the u.n. security council to speak with "one voice" to pressure syria . this demonstrates an urgent need for an international treaty on weapons. they had to delay the meetings because members couldn't agree on whether to allow the palestinians to participate. nhk reports from new york. >> reporter: this gun sculpture at the u.n. headquarters represents peace as they talk about how to regulate global arms trade. they have come to new york to talk about a treaty that's been in the works for years. international protocols regulate the weapons of mass destruction but
they said such a government would include assad. they blocked a cause that would have called for the president to step down. >> translator: we are disappointed with the agreement reached at the geneva conference. >> chida said members of his group want to bring priority to bringing down assad. >>> secretary general anders fogh rasmussen says that they have no intention to step in. >> i think that the right way forward is to find a political solution. >>...
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be abundantly clear to those who support the assad regime. the days are numbered. >> but assad said he isn't going anywhere. >> >> he says he'll stay in power until the end. now, the west is said to be reluctant to intervene because of how quickly the crisis in today, inflation fell to the lowest level since 2010. that was cup md with increases in food prices. a disruption could have a negative impact on u.s. and european markets. on friday, chien released the second quarter gdp. that news put a chill on markets. the nikkei dropped 1.5% and the hang seng lost 2%. >>> earnings season begins on wall street this week. we'll get the first report from chase since the multibillion dollar loss. friday's weak jobs report led to a down day for stocks. the dow lost 124 points while the nasdaq fell 38. >>> after falling steadily since april, gas prices ticked up last week. according to aaa, the average price of a gallon of regular is $3.38. that's about eight cents higher than a week ago. >>> and thousands of computers may not be able to connect to the
be abundantly clear to those who support the assad regime. the days are numbered. >> but assad said he isn't going anywhere. >> >> he says he'll stay in power until the end. now, the west is said to be reluctant to intervene because of how quickly the crisis in today, inflation fell to the lowest level since 2010. that was cup md with increases in food prices. a disruption could have a negative impact on u.s. and european markets. on friday, chien released the second quarter...
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president obama issued a warning to assad. to assad. will he stand by his own try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. >> we cannot have a situation where chemical or biological weapons are falling into the hands of the wrong people. we have been very clear to the outside regime, but also to other players on the ground that a red line for us is we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around or being utilized. that would change my calculus. >> sean: that was president obama back in august explaining what the country's position would be if the syrian government started moving around chemical weapons to use against its own people. well, this week we learned that the syrian government did just that. they have mixed and are red to use sarin gas. as
president obama issued a warning to assad. to assad. will he stand by his own try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. >> we cannot have a situation where chemical or biological weapons are falling into the hands...
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the assad regime may use weapons of mass destruction against its own people. >>> what to expect when the labor department releases the november jobs report today. did superstorm sandy deliver a hit to hiring. >>> the duchess of cbridge is discharged from the london hospital where she was treated for morning sickness april and for the first time one of kate's relatives is talking about her pregnancy. >> what is your reaction about the news to duchess of cambridge. >> how do you know i'm not a radio station? >> this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, december 7, 2012. >>> good morning. good to be with you. i'm terrell brown. a strong earthquake hit northeastern japan this morning, the magnitude 7.3 quake struck in the early evening in the same area that suffered a powerful quake and tsunami last year. a tsunami warning has been issued. residents have been told to move to higher ground. the fukushima nuclear plant has not been damaged. the quake was felt as far south as tokyo. lucy craft is in tokyo. what can you tell us? >> reporter: no reports of damage or injury. it's still way to
the assad regime may use weapons of mass destruction against its own people. >>> what to expect when the labor department releases the november jobs report today. did superstorm sandy deliver a hit to hiring. >>> the duchess of cbridge is discharged from the london hospital where she was treated for morning sickness april and for the first time one of kate's relatives is talking about her pregnancy. >> what is your reaction about the news to duchess of cambridge....
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this is a school that has been taken over by the assad thugs explained this rebel. before launching a homemade rocket from nearby building. other videos from around the country show free syrian army fighters using the same crude weapon. however, turning citizens to seasonals with little or no training doesn't always work. they have many armor in the rebels stronghold. but the force appears to be waning as the rebels gape control. the latest blow to the regime came by way of the internet video. i have deflected claimed the former head of the syrian police. the army transformed to gangs and killing. committing massacre against the unarmed people two went out and demand liberty. the latest video showing eight children and a dozen more adults amountedly killed by the regime showing russia unyielding support of assad appears to be cracking ever so slightly to bring renewed talks of some deal to move assad out. the downward psychoto war is grave concern to israeli leaders who fear most the regime chemical weapons falling in the hands of hezbollah or jihadist. today, relia
this is a school that has been taken over by the assad thugs explained this rebel. before launching a homemade rocket from nearby building. other videos from around the country show free syrian army fighters using the same crude weapon. however, turning citizens to seasonals with little or no training doesn't always work. they have many armor in the rebels stronghold. but the force appears to be waning as the rebels gape control. the latest blow to the regime came by way of the internet video....
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the russians don't want to see pressure put on assad. they are still retaining some relationship with the syrian military. they have certain military-to-military ties that they're not ready to give up. so the question isn't, would both sides like this to be resolved politically and diplomatically? of course everybody does. but the russians aren't prepared to see any real pressure placed on assad. so they're prepared to veto, as best as we can tell, this resolution that calls on sanctions to be intensified if assad doesn't stop the crackdown. ands that the prescription for another vetoed resolution and a divided international community. >> could something like that have a hope of realistic success, more sanctions toppling the assad regime? >> i don't think sanctions are going to do it. assad is in a fight for his life. we've seen by the events today that fight is more closer to home. the only thing that's going to convince him to move is if he really sees the whole system collapsing around him. >> general clark, speaking of systems collap
the russians don't want to see pressure put on assad. they are still retaining some relationship with the syrian military. they have certain military-to-military ties that they're not ready to give up. so the question isn't, would both sides like this to be resolved politically and diplomatically? of course everybody does. but the russians aren't prepared to see any real pressure placed on assad. so they're prepared to veto, as best as we can tell, this resolution that calls on sanctions to be...
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it's argued that it would result in assad's ouster. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> questions about building safety and cutter this morning after a fire at an upscale shopping mall killed 19 people including 13 children. thick smoke poured out of the building yesterday. officials say the fire started in the child care center, but witnesses say when the alarm went off, there was no plan to get people out of the mall. >>> an air canada passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing. yesterday it took off from toronto en route to tokyo with 318 passengers on board. shortly after takeoff the engines failed. the crew got rid of some fuel and safely landed back at toronto about two minutes later. >> midway through the air conditioning popped which normally doesn't happen and the plane continued in acceleration. it continued in that angle but nothing happen. >> it's claimed that chunks the size of cell phones came from the engine. >>> coming up, congressman barney frank jokes about the trayvon martin shooting while addressing gradua
it's argued that it would result in assad's ouster. bob orr, cbs news, washington. >>> questions about building safety and cutter this morning after a fire at an upscale shopping mall killed 19 people including 13 children. thick smoke poured out of the building yesterday. officials say the fire started in the child care center, but witnesses say when the alarm went off, there was no plan to get people out of the mall. >>> an air canada passenger jet was forced to make an...
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., assad said he will not and he accused the u.s. of meddling in syrian affairs. >> pelley: clarissa ward has been covering the syrian uprising for us. tonight she's just over the boarder in turkey. clarissa, we just heard assad say that the u.s. is part of all of this. i wonder, what is the opposition telling you about his claim that he will not step down? >> reporter: well, the opposition believes that these types of comments are just more clear indication that the regime's mentality has not changed. this is exactly type of rhetoric that president assad has been using for over a year now and they also see it as evidence that special envoy from the u.n. kofi annan's peace plan is essentially doomed to fail because the opposition will not agree to a plan that allows president assad to stay in power and president assad with these comments has made it abundantly clear that he has no intention of stepping down voluntarily. >> reporter: clarissa, some of the fiercest fighting has been over the border from from where you are now. i'm wond
., assad said he will not and he accused the u.s. of meddling in syrian affairs. >> pelley: clarissa ward has been covering the syrian uprising for us. tonight she's just over the boarder in turkey. clarissa, we just heard assad say that the u.s. is part of all of this. i wonder, what is the opposition telling you about his claim that he will not step down? >> reporter: well, the opposition believes that these types of comments are just more clear indication that the regime's...
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this is the same -- bashar al- assad from power. this is the same government that continues to supply weapons and moral support to assad, and even blamed the recent slaughter of civilians on the opposition and foreign powers. the more basic problem with this approach is that the administration has already tried it. moscow rejected it and shut down the u.n. security council. what has changed to make things different now? what the president does not seem to realize is what president bill clinton came to understand in bosnia. a diplomatic resolution in conflicts like these is not possible until the military balance of power changes on the ground. as law as the murderous dictator believes he is winning on the battlefield, he has no incentive to stop fighting and negotiate. this industry for the regime's foreign supporters. for whatever their reasons, the russian government has stuck wtih assad for 15 months. what makes us think that president putin will change course now? we are now approaching a major point of decision. kofi annan's pl
this is the same -- bashar al- assad from power. this is the same government that continues to supply weapons and moral support to assad, and even blamed the recent slaughter of civilians on the opposition and foreign powers. the more basic problem with this approach is that the administration has already tried it. moscow rejected it and shut down the u.n. security council. what has changed to make things different now? what the president does not seem to realize is what president bill clinton...
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of an all-out civil war, the obama administration today moved to tighten the economic screws on the assad government while casting doubt on the prospect of a negotiated peace. how far can and will the u.s. go to end the violence? tonight at least one option, arming the rebels, has been taken off the table. nbc's andrea mitchell is following developments from our washington newsroom this evening. good evenening. >> as more atrocities occur each day, the obama administration today imposed new sanctions on syria but said arming the rebels would only create a wider war. another atrocity uncovered today. 13 bodies, hands bound, found in a village far from hula. and for the first time, the u.n. and the red crescent led reporters into no man's land to witness the horrific remains of friday's hula massacre. we won't show you all of what they saw. women with their faces slashed, children with their eyes gouged. they chant, we'll cut assad's throat, claiming the killers who ravaged this predominantly sunni village were neighboring shiites. some actually wearing the slogan with the assad regime's al
of an all-out civil war, the obama administration today moved to tighten the economic screws on the assad government while casting doubt on the prospect of a negotiated peace. how far can and will the u.s. go to end the violence? tonight at least one option, arming the rebels, has been taken off the table. nbc's andrea mitchell is following developments from our washington newsroom this evening. good evenening. >> as more atrocities occur each day, the obama administration today imposed...
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assad may be going, but he is not gone yet. he maintains an enormous capacity to wreak havoc and instability on a scale that would make even the carnage of the past 16 months look like small potatoes. fears that he may deploy his arsenal of chemical weapons and perhaps even biological agents against the population has all become too possible. even short of that, is artillery and bombing campaign in major urban areas by pro-regime militias that leads to massacres not only in the hundreds, but the thousands. these are real possibilities, as are the dangers of a major escalation beyond syria mortars -- borders. of course, we may get lucky. we could dodge a bullet. we could wake up tomorrow or the next day for the next week. maybe he will take them into exile. maybe the collapse of his regime will not end with a bank, but with a whimper. he would be hard-pressed to find many syrian analysts prepared to give you odds on that an eventuality. it is hard, if not impossible, after watching the trajectory of this conflict to believe that
assad may be going, but he is not gone yet. he maintains an enormous capacity to wreak havoc and instability on a scale that would make even the carnage of the past 16 months look like small potatoes. fears that he may deploy his arsenal of chemical weapons and perhaps even biological agents against the population has all become too possible. even short of that, is artillery and bombing campaign in major urban areas by pro-regime militias that leads to massacres not only in the hundreds, but...
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president bashar assad and his waive were shown on state tv casting their ballots. opponents call it a sham. at least 31 people were killed today in the government's crackdown on dissent. secretary of state hillar hillary-- hillary clintoned slammed the voting in syria as a ploy by the assad regime. she spoke in morocco on a tour in north africa and wyatt andrews is traveling with the secretary. >> reporter: with the violence continuing in syria and assad refusing to allow medicine to reach the injured, secretary of state hillary clinton in an interview with cbs news argues the united states is doing what it can but within limits. >> i am incredibly sympathetic to the calls that somebody do something. but it is also important to stop and ask what that is and who's going to do it. >> reporter: what to do about assad was supposed to be answered last friday when a global conference called friends of syria again demanded that assad step aside. but several arab countries starting with the saudis argued for action to arm the syrian resistance. the obama administration is
president bashar assad and his waive were shown on state tv casting their ballots. opponents call it a sham. at least 31 people were killed today in the government's crackdown on dissent. secretary of state hillar hillary-- hillary clintoned slammed the voting in syria as a ploy by the assad regime. she spoke in morocco on a tour in north africa and wyatt andrews is traveling with the secretary. >> reporter: with the violence continuing in syria and assad refusing to allow medicine to...
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assad as bad as he is, as poor a neighbors or as what might replace him. i don't know the answer to that. it's hard r
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i think assad would be out of the way and then it would be who's next? and i don't think that is at all clear. >> martha, when you think about what a critical role syria plays, maybe strategically much more important for us then lib cania ever was. if he does fall and if the country splits up as some people suggested it may for a while, what does that do? does that give any advantage to iran? could he move in? does it give any advantage to the russians or us? >> everybody is probably trying to figure out exactly what would happen and who would have an advantage afterwards. and i don't think we know. i think it is unclear. certainly you heard russia this week sort of seeing the writing on the wall. maybe our great ally isn't going -- isn't going to stay maybe assad will fall. those were the strongest words we heard, which is another indication that might happen. >> martha, you talked about retribution and the fact all sides will destroy everything in their path. side gets cornered and there's talk about chemical weapons. is that in play, he could use chem
i think assad would be out of the way and then it would be who's next? and i don't think that is at all clear. >> martha, when you think about what a critical role syria plays, maybe strategically much more important for us then lib cania ever was. if he does fall and if the country splits up as some people suggested it may for a while, what does that do? does that give any advantage to iran? could he move in? does it give any advantage to the russians or us? >> everybody is...
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passed his application on to the relevant department in quito and while the department assesses mr assad as application mr sonner will remain at the embassy under the protection of the ecuadorian government goes on to say that although the government is considering mr assad his application it will not interfere in the judicial process of either the u.k. or so. in now all of this comes just one week after the supreme court of the u.k. rejected a bed by a saunders attorney to reopen extradition into the case joining me now for more on this developing case is jasmine radek national security and human rights director for the government accountability project she's also also the author of this book the whistleblower and the american taliban welcome to the show jazz lead so i guess first off want to get your reaction to this news doesn't come as a surprise i think at first blush it comes as no surprise to most people but actually. it's a smart move by a songe and it shouldn't be a huge surprise if people recall julian the songe interviewed ecuador's president. on r t. and so it has been a frie
passed his application on to the relevant department in quito and while the department assesses mr assad as application mr sonner will remain at the embassy under the protection of the ecuadorian government goes on to say that although the government is considering mr assad his application it will not interfere in the judicial process of either the u.k. or so. in now all of this comes just one week after the supreme court of the u.k. rejected a bed by a saunders attorney to reopen extradition...
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tonight white house is now backing a plan that would remove president assad, not immediately but would remove him nonetheless. alex marquardt reporting in. >> reporter: david, this attack has add add urgency to the question of how to get president assad to step down in no small part because of the large number of young children killed. the key the white house believes is russia. what is being talked about now is putting more pressure in russia to in turn put more pressure on asaid to go. syria is one of russia's closest allies big buyer of russian weapons. the plan they're proposing is get assad to hand over power keeping much of his government in place during a political transition. for the time being, any sort of unified plan is a long way off. david. >> alex marquardt, thank you. back in this country this evening and to the economy now a promising sign as we continue our reporting on bringing america back, looking for jobs in every corner of this country. it turns out there might be a traffic jam, that has nothing to do with holiday traffic this weekend. this one in the showrooms re
tonight white house is now backing a plan that would remove president assad, not immediately but would remove him nonetheless. alex marquardt reporting in. >> reporter: david, this attack has add add urgency to the question of how to get president assad to step down in no small part because of the large number of young children killed. the key the white house believes is russia. what is being talked about now is putting more pressure in russia to in turn put more pressure on asaid to go....
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he's planning to meet with bashar al assad. assad says annan's plan is good and should not be allowed to fail. according to one human rights group more than 30 people were killed yesterday. in clashes between syrian government and rebel troops. susan mcginnis has more this morning. susan, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning. an estimated 14,000 people are now dead in this conflict that's about 16 months old now. kofi annan heads back to damascus to try again. kofi annan's convoy pulled into a secured hotel in damascus. he will meet with bashar al assad today to try to revive the failed peace plan he first brokered. >> the government of syria and all parties on the ground must recommit to the six-point plan in its entirety. >> the annan plan called for a cease-fire and for the government to withdraw its troops from populated areas. but in the three months since the plan was agreed to, the fighting has only worsened. >> a violation of human rights continue to take place. >> assad blames the u.s. >> they give -- they off
he's planning to meet with bashar al assad. assad says annan's plan is good and should not be allowed to fail. according to one human rights group more than 30 people were killed yesterday. in clashes between syrian government and rebel troops. susan mcginnis has more this morning. susan, good morning to you. >> terrell, good morning. an estimated 14,000 people are now dead in this conflict that's about 16 months old now. kofi annan heads back to damascus to try again. kofi annan's convoy...
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safe passage if assad chooses to step down but that is unlikely r.t. international was granted exclusive interview with the embattled syrian leader here's part of that exclusive interview where he talks about the potential fallout for u.s. intervention in the region. the problem vision is going. more than the old which came before because if you have problems here you can drop the stuff a stronghold of secularism and stability in the region and coexistence it so it will have a domino effect but if it works from the atlantic to the pacific and you know the implication will put it on both of us i don't think. to do with i'm going. to go but you didn't so nobody came to what's next now in that interview bashar assad went on to say that he will live and die in syria raising serious questions over whether he just put a bounty on his head since he is essentially stated that there are only two possible outcomes in this conflict and r.t. international's interview is getting a lot of attention the new york times wrote an article that had the headline reading sy
safe passage if assad chooses to step down but that is unlikely r.t. international was granted exclusive interview with the embattled syrian leader here's part of that exclusive interview where he talks about the potential fallout for u.s. intervention in the region. the problem vision is going. more than the old which came before because if you have problems here you can drop the stuff a stronghold of secularism and stability in the region and coexistence it so it will have a domino effect but...
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if assad is forced down. this will not resonate in lebanon only it will resonate. this is the war of the this is the jihad for the for the. assad falls down the way americans want him to fall down there will be definitely. the whole region will be ruled by. and then we will have an islamic family. on the right islamic rule in the whole arab world and this might also heard the interest not only of pressure but the whole. and we will definitely see later on some of your movements and asia as well trying to claim that this is a very serious time for lebanon syria the arab world but also the entire world this is a new world war and nontraditional nontraditional means and weapons used in this world war our political analyst. live from beirut thanks for coming on r.t. today. well the news is just in here on r.t. russia has a new government with recently inaugurated president vladimir putin unveiling a new team of ministers where the stand there's been a significant shake up as compared to the previous cabinet this all comes against the backdrop of unprecedented antigover
if assad is forced down. this will not resonate in lebanon only it will resonate. this is the war of the this is the jihad for the for the. assad falls down the way americans want him to fall down there will be definitely. the whole region will be ruled by. and then we will have an islamic family. on the right islamic rule in the whole arab world and this might also heard the interest not only of pressure but the whole. and we will definitely see later on some of your movements and asia as well...
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he says russia is pressing assad's government. to implement democratic reform. >> now to politics and a change of course for the obama campaign. the campaign is now asking its fun raisers. meanwhile rupp voters have three presidential contests today in minnesota, colorado, and missouri. susan mcginnis is in washington with more on that. good morning, susan. >>> good morning, betty. mitt romney is hoping to further solidify his front-runner status in all three states today, but while he was campaigning, rick santorum was busy hammering these three states today and he could make a difference. r.i.m. kept his focus on president obama last night in a rally in colorado. >> he says he deserves a second term. can you believe that? >> reporter: but today romney may need to worry more about a surprise challenge from rick santorum. while romney leads the gop pac in colorado, new polling shows santorum holds an edge heading into today's caucuses in minnesota. the former pennsylvania senator also has a chance of beating romney in missouri, wh
he says russia is pressing assad's government. to implement democratic reform. >> now to politics and a change of course for the obama campaign. the campaign is now asking its fun raisers. meanwhile rupp voters have three presidential contests today in minnesota, colorado, and missouri. susan mcginnis is in washington with more on that. good morning, susan. >>> good morning, betty. mitt romney is hoping to further solidify his front-runner status in all three states today, but...
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r t exclusive we'll bring you part of an interview with the embattled syrian president bashar al assad what he says about the ongoing conflict inside his country and what would happen if western forces try to intervene. and the bradley manning saga continues as his case moves slowly through military court new details are emerging on how his lawyers plan to fight for their client details coming up. and trying to clean up and rebuild from hurricane sandy the new york and new jersey areas face a long slow recovery but will some businesses actually make a profit off of this monster storm that story coming up. it's thursday november eighth four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching our teeth. well we begin this afternoon with the latest information coming out of syria twenty months more than thirty eight thousand people dead and still no signs that the civil war there that has severed the nation at the scenes is anywhere near over several big events have happened this week that have the potential to trigger some sort of action first president obama won reelection and in
r t exclusive we'll bring you part of an interview with the embattled syrian president bashar al assad what he says about the ongoing conflict inside his country and what would happen if western forces try to intervene. and the bradley manning saga continues as his case moves slowly through military court new details are emerging on how his lawyers plan to fight for their client details coming up. and trying to clean up and rebuild from hurricane sandy the new york and new jersey areas face a...
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assad's regime is committing serious crimes against humanity. one syrian who fled to lebanon said he'll return to syria to fight if he has to. >> we will not left our people in homs. we will not left them. we will go there and die there. >> the white house has said it wants a diplomatic end to the crisis in syria. in recent days the administration signaled it may consider other options, including supporting opposition forces. >> it is clear to me that there will be a breaking point. >> sources tell cbs news, some arab countries are supplying rebels with weapons. syrian opposition groups are expected to attend the conference in tunisia to talk about a transition to democracy if assad's regime falls. international pressure on syria intensified after two western journalists were killed there on wednesday. betty? >>> indeed it did. susan mcginnis from washington. thank you, susan. this morning, al qaeda said it was responsible for a deadly wave of attacks in iraq yesterday. iraq security forces are targeted in a string of bombings and shootings in 1
assad's regime is committing serious crimes against humanity. one syrian who fled to lebanon said he'll return to syria to fight if he has to. >> we will not left our people in homs. we will not left them. we will go there and die there. >> the white house has said it wants a diplomatic end to the crisis in syria. in recent days the administration signaled it may consider other options, including supporting opposition forces. >> it is clear to me that there will be a breaking...
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it says nothing about the assad regime stepping aside. so that might entice the regime into doing something but then comes the hard part. the regime commits itself to withdrawing all military forces from populated areas. immediately after that, protest will fill those spaces and it there where the dilemmas appear before bashar assad and his choices were to become clear. >> woodruff: so if you say the government goes along, the opposition is not preparedtor go along? >> apparently thus far the opposition has tentatively said that they don't reject the agreement. the opposition is divided inside of the country. i was referring to what the assad's choices were going to be concerning how they're going to deal with this fact. there's nothing in the agreement says protesters can't express themselves. one of the points says protesters mu be able to do this. >> woodruff: so at this point your expectation is what? it's unlikely assad government will do anything? >> yes. i think it's a good opportunity to test president assad. president say sad's i
it says nothing about the assad regime stepping aside. so that might entice the regime into doing something but then comes the hard part. the regime commits itself to withdrawing all military forces from populated areas. immediately after that, protest will fill those spaces and it there where the dilemmas appear before bashar assad and his choices were to become clear. >> woodruff: so if you say the government goes along, the opposition is not preparedtor go along? >> apparently...
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president bashar al-assad wants do and indeed has to hang on to the capital if he is to stay in power. there are many experts who believe either way, he has decided to fight to the death. either if he tries to flow he will be killed by his own supporters who will feel betrayed him him or ultimately he will be killed by the rebels. this, while it does seem to be the end days for the bashar al-assad regime, it could yet stretch on for some days or even weeks. that because the rebels simply are not strong enough to defeat the syrian security forces in one battle. what we are seeing is an intense battle of attrition. most experts will tell you, his days are numbered. >> the big question on the international stage now, jonathan, will he use the chemical weapons at the last moment. >>jonathan: there are real concerns. a lot of people call him a cornered rat fighting to the death and therefore use every weapon in his arsenal. there are others, though, who think that assad is highly unlikely to do that, he has been wanted by everyone, including his allies, the russians, that it would be a gra
president bashar al-assad wants do and indeed has to hang on to the capital if he is to stay in power. there are many experts who believe either way, he has decided to fight to the death. either if he tries to flow he will be killed by his own supporters who will feel betrayed him him or ultimately he will be killed by the rebels. this, while it does seem to be the end days for the bashar al-assad regime, it could yet stretch on for some days or even weeks. that because the rebels simply are...